Wakefield Memorial has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Wilmington Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilmington took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Wakefield Memorial, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, everything went Wakefield Memorial's way against Watertown as Wakefield Memorial made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Wakefield Memorial's feisty defense: they held Watertown to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wakefield Memorial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooklyn Calder, who had ten digs and five aces. That's the most aces Calder has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Cook, who had five aces and 11 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Wakefield Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Wilmington lost 3-0 to Melrose on Wednesday.
While Wilmington was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Melrose's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-7, 25-14.
Wakefield Memorial pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Wilmington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Wakefield Memorial has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Wilmington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wakefield Memorial beat Wilmington 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Wakefield Memorial repeat their success, or does Wilmington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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